What!? How!? Why!? It's a super food! love raw spinach! That was my reaction too, but it's true. Too much raw spinach isn't good for you. Here's why: spinach contains oxalates, a compound that can build up in the body and cause kidney stones and can block calcium absorption. With everyone worried about whether they're getting enough calcium via their diet and supplements, this one food can counteract all of our best calcium intake efforts. But, if you cook spinach it reduces

While on lockdown I've been skimming through old nutrition articles and magazines and I came across an article in "Nutrition Action" Magazine (I bought it at Sprouts a couple years ago and never really read it) that said Chromium supplements have no positive affect on the body. I was like "What?!" I read further, and realized they were talking specifically about Chromium Picolinate. Let's back up for a second. In my last blog "A for Effort, but a lot of vitamins are crap!" I

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away". We've all heard it, but not many people know where or why that saying exists. I'll tell you: apples contain malic acid, and malic acid helps soften and break up gall stones, keeping bile flowing more freely through your lymphatic system. The lymphatic system includes your liver and your lymph nodes and is hugely responsible for clear out cell debris, metabolizing fat and removing toxins from your body. When I have my clients do a liver/